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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Ilika's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Oct. 2025 was $5.77 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2025 was $11.29 Mil.
Ilika (OTCPK:ILIKF) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation
An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.
Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.
Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.
If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.
Ilika Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Ilika Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Ilika's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
ILIKF vs VRT, BE, HUBB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Ilika's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Ilika Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ilika's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ilika's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Ilika Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $11.29 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $11.29 Mil mean?
Ilika (ILIKF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $11.29 Mil as of Oct. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Ilika and its competitors.
Is Ilika's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ilika's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $11.29 Mil. Overall, Ilika has a GF Score™ of 31/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ilika's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VRT and BE?
Ilika's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $11.29 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Ilika and its competitors. Ilika's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $11.29 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ilika stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ilika (ILIKF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.35, compared to a current price of $0.38 — trading 9.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $11.29 Mil. Ilika's overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ilika (ILIKF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $11.29 Mil as of Oct. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Ilika (ILIKF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ilika stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $0.38 is trading 9.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.35.
GuruFocus considers Ilika to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for ILIKF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $11.29 Mil
GF Value™: $0.35 vs. price of $0.38 (9.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ILIKF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Ilika PLC is a pioneer in solid-state battery technology, enabling solutions for applications such as industrial Internet of Things, MedTech, electric vehicles, and consumer electronics. The group operates in two product lines: STEREAX CELLS used to power miniature medical devices and industrial IoT, and GOLIATH LARGE FORMAT CELLS targeting the automotive industry and cordless consumer appliances. The Group operates in one area of activity, namely the production, design, and development of solid state batteries. It operates in Asia, Europe, North America, and the UK. The group generates the majority of its revenue from the UK.
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